Fired Up!
First Friday Fired Up! - Habatat’s Glass52 Invitational
Habatat Galleries' co-owner Aaron Schey presents a tour of the artworks in the galley's Glass52 International Invitational exhibition.
Leah Wingfield & Steve Clements
Leah Wingfield has been creating glass and mixed-media figurative sculptures with her spouse, Steve Clements, for over 30 years. In this Fired UP! program, learn about their collaborative work, hear about their recent series, and be in store for some exciting reveals.
Fired Up! “A Two-Way Mirror” Panel Discussion
Take a virtual tour of "A Two-Way Mirror: Double Consciousness in Contemporary Glass by Black Artists," the current exhibition at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma. Hear from several of the artists from the exhibition - Layo Bright, Crystal Campbell, Chris Day, and Leo Tecosky - along with the panel's moderator, Jabari Owens-Bailey, Museum of Glass Curatorial Education Program Manager.
Habatat’s Glass Coast Weekend Exhibition
Get a look at the amazing works of art in Habatat Detroit's Glass Coast Weekend exhibition.
Fired Up! - Stephanie Trenchard
Wisconsin artist Stephanie Trenchard describes her path as an artist, talks about how her work is made, and gives us a look at her most recent works.
2023 Annual Awards Presentation
AACG honors our 2023 award winners at our annual Awards Ceremony. Our honorees discuss where they have been, where they are now, and where they are going. Speaking are Lani McGregor and Dan Schwoerner from Bullseye Glass, Doug and Katya Heller from Heller Gallery, Duncan McClellan from Duncan McClellan Gallery and DMG School Project, and Charles Shepard from the Fort Wayne Museum of Art.
Cedric Major Mitchell
Los Angeles-based glass artist Cedric Major Mitchell discusses how he went from hip-hop music to glassblowing and how his career as an artist has taken some unusual twists and turns.
Latchezar Boyadjiev
Latchezar Boyadjiev discusses his studio practice and talks about his sensual, dynamic sculpture, gives a tour of his studio, and shows new works from his upcoming exhibition.
Kari Russell-Pool
Artist Kari Russell-Pool discusses her 30-plus years of exploration in glass, showing a retrospective of her work that is filled with personal content and commentary about society, the hard work of relationships, and her experience as a mother.
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While our FIRED UP! program is on First Fridays, we also host programs on all other Fridays in the month. These are for our members only, and after they air live, we archive these into an online library for our members, to be accessed at any time. If you like our FIRED UP! programs and want to unlock access to more of our online programs, our AACG members-only page gives you access to all of our virtual programming throughout the month - Meet Ups, Community Arts Features, and our Unscripted Series. It also gives you access to hundreds of archived videos from these programs, as well as access to pdfs of all AACG print newsletters. Members can log in and enjoy. Not a member yet? Read about our programs below and join AACG now to start enjoying our library of virtual programming.
